May no one use religion as a pretext for actions against human dignity and against the fundamental rights of every man and woman.

Can we who have had the joy of knowing that we are not orphans, that we have a Father, be indifferent to this city which asks of us, perhaps even unwittingly, without being aware of it, a hope that will help it look to the future with greater confidence and serenity? We cannot remain indifferent. . . . Words without witness are hot air. Words do not suffice. It must be the true witness that Paul speaks of.

The church does not need apologists of its causes nor crusaders of its battles, but sowers humble and confident of the truth, who ... trust of its power

The proclamation of the Gospel is destined primarily to the poor, to those who often lack the essentials for a decent life. The good news is first announced to them, that God loves them before all others and comes to visit them through the acts of charity that the disciples of Christ carry out in his name.

Lent is a time of grace, a time to convert and live out our baptism fully.

Dear young people, Christ asks you to be wide awake and alert, to see the things in life that really matter.

There is an ideological colonization we have to be careful of that tries to destroy the family.